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Asmeret Asefaw Berhe: A climate change solution that's right under our feet
艾絲莫瑞特‧博賀: 被我們踩在腳下的氣候變遷解決方案
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地球土壤中的碳比所有植被及大氣中的碳加起來還多。生物地球化學家博賀帶我們深入土壤科學，告訴我們要如何利用它超強的碳捕集能力，來抵銷氣候變遷。「土壤代表著地球系統生物與無生物的分別，還能幫助我們對抗氣候變遷——只要我們不視之為塵土，」她如是說。
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe - Soil scientist
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is a soil and global-change scientist and educator passionate about all things related to the science and beauty of soils. Full bio
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is a soil and global-change scientist and educator passionate about all things related to the science and beauty of soils. Full bio
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00:12
So one of the most important solutions
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有個很重要的方法
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to the global challenge
posed by climate change
posed by climate change
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能解決全球因氣候暖化
而構成的挑戰，
而構成的挑戰，
00:18
lies right under our foot every day.
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天天都被我們踩在腳下，
00:22
It's soil.
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那就是「土壤」。
00:24
Soil's just the thin veil
that covers the surface of land,
that covers the surface of land,
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土壤只是覆蓋地表那薄薄的一層，
00:29
but it has the power to shape
our planet's destiny.
our planet's destiny.
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卻有力量改變地球的命運。
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See, a six-foot or so of soil,
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你看，六英尺左右的土壤，
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loose soil material
that covers the earth's surface,
that covers the earth's surface,
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鬆鬆的土壤物質覆蓋著地表，
00:41
represents the difference between life
and lifelessness in the earth system,
and lifelessness in the earth system,
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區別出地球系統中的生命和無生命，
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and it can also help us
combat climate change
combat climate change
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還可以幫助我們與氣候變遷戰鬥，
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if we can only stop treating it like dirt.
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只要我們不視之如塵土。
00:54
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
00:56
Climate change is happening,
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氣候正在變遷，
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the earth's atmosphere is warming,
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地球的大氣也在變暖，
01:00
because of the increasing amount
of greenhouse gases
of greenhouse gases
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因為溫室效應氣體量節節升高，
01:03
we keep releasing into the atmosphere.
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而且我們還繼續將其釋放到大氣中。
01:06
You all know that.
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你們都知道的。
01:08
But what I assume you might not have heard
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但是我猜你們大概沒聽說過，
01:10
is that one of the most important things
our human society could do
our human society could do
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我們人類社會為對付氣候變遷
所能做的一件重要事項
所能做的一件重要事項
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to address climate change
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lies right there in the soil.
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就躺在土壤中。
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I'm a soil scientist who has been
studying soil since I was 18,
studying soil since I was 18,
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我是土壤科學家，
從 18 歲起就開始研究土壤，
從 18 歲起就開始研究土壤，
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because I'm interested in unlocking
the secrets of soil
the secrets of soil
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因為我對揭開土壤的秘密很有興趣，
01:29
and helping people understand this
really important climate change solution.
really important climate change solution.
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也很想幫助眾人了解
這件極為重要的氣候變遷解方。
這件極為重要的氣候變遷解方。
01:35
So here are the facts about climate.
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所以先講一下氣候的實情。
01:38
The concentration of carbon dioxide
in the earth's atmosphere
in the earth's atmosphere
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地球大氣二氧化碳的濃度
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has increased by 40 percent
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僅在過去 150 年
就已經增加了 40%。
就已經增加了 40%。
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just in the last 150 years or so.
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Human actions are now releasing
9.4 billion metric tons of carbon
9.4 billion metric tons of carbon
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人類的行為現在釋放 94 億公噸的碳
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into the atmosphere,
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進入大氣，
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from activities
such as burning fossil fuels
such as burning fossil fuels
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各式行為如焚燒石化燃料、
01:58
and intensive agricultural practices,
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密集農業，
02:01
and other ways we change
the way we use land,
the way we use land,
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我們改變使用土地的方法，
02:03
including deforestation.
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包括砍伐森林。
02:07
But the concentration of carbon dioxide
that stays in the atmosphere
that stays in the atmosphere
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但是大氣的二氧化碳濃度
02:12
is only increasing by about half of that,
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卻只增加一半，
02:16
and that's because half of the carbon
we keep releasing into the atmosphere
we keep releasing into the atmosphere
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那是因為我們持續排放至大氣層的碳
02:20
is currently being taken up
by land and the seas
by land and the seas
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有一半被土地及海洋吸收，
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through a process we know
as carbon sequestration.
as carbon sequestration.
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我們稱這個過程為碳封存。
02:27
So in essence, whatever consequence
you think we're facing
you think we're facing
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所以基本上，無論你認為我們
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from climate change right now,
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會因現在的氣候變遷而面對哪種後果，
02:34
we're only experiencing the consequence
of 50 percent of our pollution,
of 50 percent of our pollution,
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我們都只經歷 50%
因污染而造成的後果，
因污染而造成的後果，
02:41
because the natural ecosystems
are bailing us out.
are bailing us out.
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因為自然生態系統替我們紓困。
02:45
But don't get too comfortable,
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但是千萬不要心存大意，
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because we have two major things
working against us right now.
working against us right now.
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因為我們有兩個
主要的東西在跟我們作對。
主要的東西在跟我們作對。
02:52
One: unless we do something big,
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第一：除非我們有大規模
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and then fast,
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而且快速的行動，
02:59
emissions will continue to rise.
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不然排放量會持續增加。
03:02
And second: the ability
of these natural ecosystems
of these natural ecosystems
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第二：這些自然生態系統
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to take up carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere
from the atmosphere
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能從大氣層吸收二氧化碳
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and sequester it in the natural habitats
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並將之封存在各種自然環境的能力，
03:13
is currently getting compromised,
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目前正受到危害，
03:15
as they're experiencing serious
degradation because of human actions.
degradation because of human actions.
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因為它們也因人類的行為
而遭受非常嚴重的退化。
而遭受非常嚴重的退化。
03:21
So it's not entirely clear
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所以我們並不全然清楚
03:23
that we will continue to get bailed out
by these natural ecosystems
by these natural ecosystems
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這些自然生態系統
是否還能幫助我們脫離困境，
是否還能幫助我們脫離困境，
03:27
if we continue on this
business-as-usual path that we've been.
business-as-usual path that we've been.
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如果我們還是一切照舊。
03:33
Here's where the soil comes in:
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而這就是土壤可以介入之處：
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there is about three thousand billion
metric tons of carbon in the soil.
metric tons of carbon in the soil.
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大約有三兆公噸的碳存在土壤中。
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That's roughly about 315 times
the amount of carbon
the amount of carbon
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那大約是我們目前釋放
到大氣中的 315 倍。
到大氣中的 315 倍。
03:43
that we release
into the atmosphere currently.
into the atmosphere currently.
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03:46
And there's twice more carbon in soil
than there is in vegetation and air.
than there is in vegetation and air.
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而且碳在土裡的量
比在植被及空氣中的量還多兩倍。
比在植被及空氣中的量還多兩倍。
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Think about that for a second.
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讓我們稍微思考一下。
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There's more carbon in soil
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碳在土裡的量
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than there is in all
of the world's vegetation,
of the world's vegetation,
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比在全球植被中的量還多，
04:00
including the lush tropical rainforests
and the giant sequoias,
and the giant sequoias,
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這植被包括鬱鬱蔥蔥的
熱帶雨林及巨杉、
熱帶雨林及巨杉、
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the expansive grasslands,
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廣闊的草原、
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all of the cultivated systems,
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所有的耕地，
04:11
and every kind of flora you can imagine
on the face of the earth,
on the face of the earth,
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及每一種你能想到長在地表的植物相，
04:15
plus all the carbon that's currently
up in the atmosphere, combined,
up in the atmosphere, combined,
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還有目前正在大氣中的碳量，
全部加起來，還多二倍。
04:20
and then twice over.
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04:23
Hence, a very small change
in the amount of carbon stored in soil
in the amount of carbon stored in soil
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因此，在土壤中儲存的碳量
只要有一點點改變，
只要有一點點改變，
04:28
can make a big difference
in maintenance of the earth's atmosphere.
in maintenance of the earth's atmosphere.
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就會對維護地球的大氣層
造成很大的不同。
造成很大的不同。
04:34
But soil's not just simply
a storage box for carbon, though.
a storage box for carbon, though.
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但是土壤不僅僅是一個碳的儲藏盒，
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It operates more like a bank account,
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它的運作更像是銀行帳戶，
04:41
and the amount of carbon
that's in soil at any given time
that's in soil at any given time
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任何時刻，土壤中的碳量
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is a function of the amount of carbon
coming in and out of the soil.
coming in and out of the soil.
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是土壤碳量進出的函數。
04:49
Carbon comes into the soil
through the process of photosynthesis,
through the process of photosynthesis,
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碳經由光合作用進入土壤，
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when green plants take carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere
from the atmosphere
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因為綠色植物會從大氣吸進二氧化碳
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and use it to make their bodies,
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來製造植物本體，
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and upon death,
their bodies enter the soil.
their bodies enter the soil.
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死亡的時候，植物本體就進入土壤。
05:02
And carbon leaves the soil
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碳會離開土壤
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and goes right back up into the atmosphere
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回到大氣層，
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when the bodies of those
formerly living organisms
formerly living organisms
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因為原本是活的生物體
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decay in soil by the activity of microbes.
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死後會因土壤微生物的活動而腐爛。
05:14
See, decomposition releases
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere,
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere,
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你看，腐化作用會釋放
二氧化碳進入大氣中，
二氧化碳進入大氣中，
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as well as other greenhouse gases
such as methane and nitrous oxide,
such as methane and nitrous oxide,
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也會釋放其它溫室效應氣體，
如甲烷及一氧化氮，
如甲烷及一氧化氮，
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but it also releases all the nutrients
we all need to survive.
we all need to survive.
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但它也會釋放我們生存
所需的所有營養物。
所需的所有營養物。
05:28
One of the things that makes soil
such a fundamental component
such a fundamental component
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土壤之所以能成為
任何氣候變遷緩解策略的
基本要素之一，
基本要素之一，
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of any climate change mitigation strategy
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is because it represents
a long-term storage of carbon.
a long-term storage of carbon.
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就是因為它代表著碳的長期儲存。
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Carbon that would have lasted
maybe a year or two
maybe a year or two
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原本只能在地表上的腐化殘渣中
留存一兩年的碳，
留存一兩年的碳，
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in decaying residue
if it was left on the surface
if it was left on the surface
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can stay in soil for hundreds of years,
even thousands and more.
even thousands and more.
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可以在土中存留數百年
甚至數千年還不只。
甚至數千年還不只。
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Soil biogeochemists like me
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像我這樣的生物地球化學家，
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study exactly how the soil system
makes this possible,
makes this possible,
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研究土壤系統
究竟如何使這成為可能，
究竟如何使這成為可能，
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by locking away the carbon
in physical association with minerals,
in physical association with minerals,
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怎樣把碳以物理性的締和作用，
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inside aggregates of soil minerals,
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封存在土壤礦物質集合體內部，
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and formation of strong chemical bonds
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形成強化學鍵
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that bind the carbon
to the surfaces of the minerals.
to the surfaces of the minerals.
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將碳綁在礦物質表面。
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See when carbon is entrapped in soil,
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你看，當碳被鎖在土中，
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in these kinds of associations
with soil minerals,
with soil minerals,
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以這種締合作用與土壤礦物質結合，
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even the wiliest of the microbes
can't easily degrade it.
can't easily degrade it.
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即使是最賊的微生物
也無法輕易地讓它腐化。
也無法輕易地讓它腐化。
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And carbon that's not degrading fast
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不會快速降解的碳
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is carbon that's not going back
into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases.
into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases.
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就不會回到大氣中成為溫室效應氣體。
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But the benefit of carbon sequestration
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但是碳封存的好處
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is not just limited
to climate change mitigation.
to climate change mitigation.
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不僅限於減緩氣候變遷。
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Soil that stores large amounts of carbon
is healthy, fertile, soft.
is healthy, fertile, soft.
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儲存大量碳的土
很健康、肥沃、柔軟。
很健康、肥沃、柔軟。
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It's malleable. It's workable.
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它具延展性、可塑性。
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It makes it like a sponge.
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碳使土壤像海綿。
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It can hold on to
a lot of water and nutrients.
a lot of water and nutrients.
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它可以緊緊抓住很多水和營養物。
06:55
Healthy and fertile soils like this
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像這樣健康且肥沃的土
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support the most dynamic, abundant
and diverse habitat for living things
and diverse habitat for living things
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支持著最有活力、最豐富
且多樣化的棲息地，
且多樣化的棲息地，
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that we know of anywhere
on the earth system.
on the earth system.
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給地球上無所不在的生物居住。
07:07
It makes life possible for everything
from the tiniest of the microbes,
from the tiniest of the microbes,
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它讓生命變成可能；
無論是最小的微生物，
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such as bacteria and fungi,
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像細菌和真菌，
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all the way to higher plants,
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一直到更高等的植物，
07:18
and fulfills the food, feed
and fiber needs for all animals,
and fiber needs for all animals,
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並且滿足所有動物
對食物、飼料及纖維的需求，
對食物、飼料及纖維的需求，
07:23
including you and I.
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包括你我。
07:25
So at this point, you would assume
that we should be treating soil
that we should be treating soil
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所以此刻你可能已經假設
我們應該看待土壤
我們應該看待土壤
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like the precious resource that it is.
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像寶貴的資源，而它的確是。
07:32
Unfortunately, that's not the case.
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可惜，並非如此。
07:34
Soils around the world are experiencing
unprecedented rates of degradation
unprecedented rates of degradation
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全世界的土壤都在遭受
史無前例的退化率，
史無前例的退化率，
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through a variety of human actions
that include deforestation,
that include deforestation,
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因各種人類活動而然，
包括砍伐森林、
包括砍伐森林、
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intensive agricultural production systems,
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集約農業生產系統、
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overgrazing,
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過度放牧、
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excessive application
of agricultural chemicals,
of agricultural chemicals,
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過度施用農藥、
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erosion and similar things.
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侵蝕及類似的事情。
07:57
Half of the world's soils
are currently considered degraded.
are currently considered degraded.
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目前全世界有一半的土壤
被視為劣質。
被視為劣質。
08:02
Soil degradation is bad for many reasons,
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從很多原因來看
土壤退化都是件壞事，
土壤退化都是件壞事，
08:05
but let me just tell you a couple.
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我就舉幾個例子。
08:08
One: degraded soils have diminished
potential to support plant productivity.
potential to support plant productivity.
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一：退化的土壤
會減少植物生產力的潛力。
會減少植物生產力的潛力。
08:15
And hence, by degrading soil,
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因此，由於土壤退化，
08:18
we're compromising our own abilities
to provide the food and other resources
to provide the food and other resources
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我們也在連累自己
提供食物及其它資源的能力，
提供食物及其它資源的能力，
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that we need for us
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這些資源不但是我們需要的，
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and every member of living things
on the face of the earth.
on the face of the earth.
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地表上每一種生物也都需要。
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And second:
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第二：
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soil use and degradation,
just in the last 200 years or so,
just in the last 200 years or so,
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僅僅在過去二百年左右，
土壤使用及退化
土壤使用及退化
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has released 12 times more carbon
into the atmosphere
into the atmosphere
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已經釋放 12 倍的碳
進入大氣層中，
進入大氣層中，
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compared to the rate at
which we're releasing carbon
which we're releasing carbon
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相較於目前我們釋放碳
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into the atmosphere right now.
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進入大氣層的比率。
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I'm afraid there's even more bad news.
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很不幸的還有更多壞消息。
08:52
This is a story of soils
at high latitudes.
at high latitudes.
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這是個高緯度土壤的故事。
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Peatlands in polar environments
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極地環境的泥炭地
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store about a third
of the global soil carbon reserves.
of the global soil carbon reserves.
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存著三分之一的全球土壤碳儲量。
09:03
These peatlands have
a permanently frozen ground underneath,
a permanently frozen ground underneath,
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這些泥碳地下面
有一層永久冰凍的土，
有一層永久冰凍的土，
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the permafrost,
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永凍土，
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and the carbon was able to build up
in these soils over long periods of time
in these soils over long periods of time
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時間一久，碳就在這種土壤裡聚積，
09:13
because even though plants are able
to photosynthesize during the short,
to photosynthesize during the short,
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因為雖然植物能在短暫、
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warm summer months,
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溫暖的夏季月分行光合作用，
09:20
the environment quickly
turns cold and dark,
turns cold and dark,
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它的環境很快就變得又冷又暗，
09:24
and then microbes are not able
to efficiently break down the residue.
to efficiently break down the residue.
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所以微生物不能
有效率地分解殘留物。
有效率地分解殘留物。
09:28
So the soil carbon bank
in these polar environments
in these polar environments
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所以在這些極地環境內的土壤碳儲存
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built up over hundreds
of thousands of years.
of thousands of years.
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就在過去數萬年慢慢累積。
09:36
But right now, with atmospheric warming,
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但是現在，因為大氣暖化，
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the permafrost is thawing and draining.
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永凍土開始解凍、排水。
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And when permafrost thaws and drains,
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當永凍土解凍、排水，
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it makes it possible
for microbes to come in
for microbes to come in
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就會讓微生物進入
09:49
and rather quickly
decompose all this carbon,
decompose all this carbon,
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並相對快速地分解這些碳，
09:52
with the potential to release hundreds
of billions of metric tons of carbon
of billions of metric tons of carbon
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有可能釋放以兆公噸計的碳
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into the atmosphere
in the form of greenhouse gases.
in the form of greenhouse gases.
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進入大氣層，變成溫室效應氣體。
10:01
And this release of additional
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
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這份進入大氣層的額外溫室氣體
10:05
will only contribute to further warming
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只會造成進一步的暖化，
10:08
that makes this predicament even worse,
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使得這種困境更加嚴重，
10:11
as it starts a self-reinforcing
positive feedback loop
positive feedback loop
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因為它開始自我強化的正回饋循環，
10:17
that could go on and on and on,
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可以不斷持續，
10:19
dramatically changing our climate future.
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大幅改變我們的氣候未來。
10:23
Fortunately, I can also tell you
that there is a solution
that there is a solution
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幸好，我也可以告訴你們
的確有解決的方法，
的確有解決的方法，
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for these two wicked problems
of soil degradation and climate change.
of soil degradation and climate change.
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能解決土壤退化及氣候變遷
這兩個邪惡的問題。
這兩個邪惡的問題。
10:32
Just like we created these problems,
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就像我們製造了這些問題，
10:35
we do know the solution,
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我們的確知道解決的方法，
10:37
and the solution lies
in simultaneously working
in simultaneously working
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而且解決的方法就是
要同時一起對付這兩件事，
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to address these two things together,
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through what we call
climate-smart land management practices.
climate-smart land management practices.
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用我們稱為氣候智慧型土地管理規範。
10:48
What do I mean here?
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我是指什麼意思呢？
10:49
I mean managing land
in a way that's smart
in a way that's smart
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我是指用一種智慧方法來管理土地，
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about maximizing
how much carbon we store in soil.
how much carbon we store in soil.
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最佳化我們能在土壤中儲存的碳量。
10:57
And we can accomplish this
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我們可以做到這一點，
10:59
by putting in place
deep-rooted perennial plants,
deep-rooted perennial plants,
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藉著種植深根性的多年生植物，
11:03
putting back forests whenever possible,
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盡可能的復育森林，
11:06
reducing tillage and other disturbances
from agricultural practices,
from agricultural practices,
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減少來自農法的耕作和其他干擾，
11:10
including optimizing the use
of agricultural chemicals and grazing
of agricultural chemicals and grazing
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包括最佳化使用農藥及放牧，
11:15
and even adding carbon to soil,
whenever possible,
whenever possible,
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甚至盡可能加碳到土壤中——
11:19
from recycled resources
such as compost and even human waste.
such as compost and even human waste.
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用回收資源的方法
如堆肥甚至是人類排泄物。
如堆肥甚至是人類排泄物。
11:24
This kind of land stewardship
is not a radical idea.
is not a radical idea.
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這種土地管理
並不是一種激進的想法。
並不是一種激進的想法。
11:29
It's what made it possible
for fertile soils
for fertile soils
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這是讓肥沃土壤
11:32
to be able to support human civilizations
since time immemorial.
since time immemorial.
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從遠古時代就能
養活人類文明的方法。
養活人類文明的方法。
11:37
In fact, some are doing it just right now.
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事實上，有些國家
正在從事這樣的方法。
正在從事這樣的方法。
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There's a global effort underway
to accomplish exactly this goal.
to accomplish exactly this goal.
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目前全球正在齊心努力
完成這個目標。
完成這個目標。
11:46
This effort that started in France
is known as the "4 per 1000" effort,
is known as the "4 per 1000" effort,
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這項活動始於法國的千分之四倡議，
11:51
and it sets an aspirational goal
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它設了一個很有抱負的目標，
11:55
to increase the amount of carbon
stored in soil by 0.4 percent annually,
stored in soil by 0.4 percent annually,
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每年要增加 0.4% 碳在土中的儲量，
12:03
using the same kind of climate-smart
land management practices
land management practices
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用我剛剛提過的同樣方法，
氣候智慧型土地管理規範。
氣候智慧型土地管理規範。
12:06
I mentioned earlier.
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12:08
And if this effort's fully successful,
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如果這項嘗試能完全達標，
12:12
it can offset a third
of the global emissions
of the global emissions
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就能抵銷掉全球三分之一
12:15
of fossil-fuel-derived carbon
into the atmosphere.
into the atmosphere.
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因石化燃料衍生的碳
釋放入大氣層的排放量。
釋放入大氣層的排放量。
12:19
But even if this effort
is not fully successful,
is not fully successful,
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但是即使這項嘗試不能完全達標，
12:23
but we just start heading
in that direction,
in that direction,
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我們還是朝著那個方向前進，
12:26
we still end up with soils
that are healthier, more fertile,
that are healthier, more fertile,
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我們還是得到更健康更肥沃的土壤，
12:31
are able to produce all the food
and resources that we need
and resources that we need
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可以生產我們所需的食物及資源，
12:35
for human populations and more,
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給人類及其他生物使用，
12:37
and also soils that are better capable
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而且土壤也更有能力
12:40
of sequestering carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere
from the atmosphere
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自大氣層吸存二氧化碳，
12:43
and helping with
climate change mitigation.
climate change mitigation.
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幫助緩解氣候變遷。
12:47
I'm pretty sure that's what politicians
call a win-win solution.
call a win-win solution.
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我很確定政治家會稱之為
雙贏解決方案。
雙贏解決方案。
12:51
And we all can have a role to play here.
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而且我們都可以在這裡
扮演一個角色。
扮演一個角色。
12:55
We can start by treating the soil
with the respect that it deserves:
with the respect that it deserves:
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我們可以從給予土壤
應有的尊重開始：
應有的尊重開始：
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respect for its ability
as the basis of all life on earth,
as the basis of all life on earth,
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尊重它身為地球
所有生命的基礎的能力，
所有生命的基礎的能力，
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respect for its ability to serve
as a carbon bank
as a carbon bank
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尊重它儲存碳的能力，
13:10
and respect for its ability
to control our climate.
to control our climate.
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也尊重它控制氣候的能力。
13:15
And if we do so,
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如果我們這麼做，
13:17
we can then simultaneously address
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我們就可以同時解決
13:19
two of the most pressing
global challenges of our time:
global challenges of our time:
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我們這個時代
兩個最急迫的全球挑戰：
兩個最急迫的全球挑戰：
13:24
climate change and soil degradation.
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氣候變遷及土壤退化。
13:26
And in the process, we would be able
to provide food and nutritional security
to provide food and nutritional security
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在此過程，
我們還可以提供糧食及營養安全
13:32
to our growing human family.
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給我們日益成長的人類家庭。
13:35
Thank you.
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謝謝。
13:36
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe - Soil scientistAsmeret Asefaw Berhe is a soil and global-change scientist and educator passionate about all things related to the science and beauty of soils.
Why you should listen
As Asmeret Asefaw Berhe tells it: "My research investigates: 1) how the soil system controls the earth's climate, in particular how otherwise thermodynamically unstable organic compounds can remain in soil for up to millennia, and 2) the dynamic two-way relationship between human communities and the soil system that we depend on for our food and nutritional security, and the socio-political implications of land degradation.
"I have a strong commitment towards education, outreach and mentoring. I am driven to ensure that scientific education and careers are equally accessible to people from all walks of life, and that academic workplaces are free from bias and harassment."
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